Amoeba Music

By David Downs

East Coast hardcore gangster rapper Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace ranks among the most iconic African American artists of the 20^th or 21^st century on the merits of just two albums, his debut Ready to Die (1994-Bad Boy) and follow up Life After Death (1997-Bad Boy), released just weeks after he was shot to death in Los Angeles at the age of twenty-four. Born to a single mother in Brooklyn, his earliest known solo work is "Party and Bullshit" for the soundtrack of the film Who's the Man? Even unsigned, however, his reputation preceded the six foot three, three-hundred pound man. A dexterous, humorous, larger than life rapper – Biggie... Read More

City Of Origin:

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Genre:

Hip Hop, East Coast

Birthdate:

05/21/1972

Death date:

03/09/1997